[472.] PRESENT ACTIVE PARTICIPLES
| amāns, loving Stem amanti- Base amant- | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC. AND FEM. | NEUT. | MASC. AND FEM. | NEUT. | |||
| Nom. | amāns | amāns | amantēs | amantia | ||
| Gen. | amantis | amantis | amantium | amantium | ||
| Dat. | amantī | amantī | amantibus | amantibus | ||
| Acc. | amantem | amāns | amantīs, -ēs | amantia | ||
| Abl. | amante, -ī | amante, -ī | amantibus | amantibus | ||
| iēns, going Stem ienti-, eunti- Base ient-, eunt- | ||||||
| Nom. | iēns | iēns | euntēs | euntia | ||
| Gen. | euntis | euntis | euntium | euntium | ||
| Dat. | euntī | euntī | euntibus | euntibus | ||
| Acc. | euntem | iēns | euntīs, -ēs | euntia | ||
| Abl. | eunte, -ī | eunte, -ī | euntibus | euntibus | ||
[473.] REGULAR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC. | MASC. AND FEM. | NEUT. | MASC. | FEM. | NEUT. |
| altus (alto-) | altior | altius | altissimus | -a | -um |
| līber (lībero-) | līberior | līberius | līberrimus | -a | -um |
| pulcher (pulchro-) | pulchrior | pulchrius | pulcherrimus | -a | -um |
| audāx (audāci-) | audācior | audācius | audācissimus | -a | -um |
| brevis (brevi-) | brevior | brevius | brevissimus | -a | -um |
| ācer (ācri-) | ācrior | ācrius | ācerrimus | -a | -um |
[474.] DECLENSION OF COMPARATIVES
[475.] IRREGULAR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonus, -a, -um, good | melior, melius, better | optimus, -a, -um, best | |
| malus, -a, -um, bad | peior, peius, worse | pessimus, -a, -um, worst | |
| magnus, -a, -um, great | maior, maius, greater | maximus, -a, -um, greatest | |
| multus, -a, -um, much | ——, plūs, more | plūrimus, -a, -um, most | |
| parvus, -a, -um, small | minor, minus, smaller | minimus, -a, -um, smallest | |
| senex, senis, old | senior | maximus nātū | |
| iuvenis, -e, young | iūnior | minimus nātū | |
| vetus, veteris, old | vetustior, -ius | veterrimus, -a, -um | |
| facilis, -e, easy | facilior, -ius | facillimus, -a, -um | |
| difficilis, -e, difficult | difficilior, -ius | difficillimus, -a, -um | |
| similis, -e, similar | similior, -ius | simillimus, -a, -um | |
| dissimilis, -e, dissimilar | dissimilior, -ius | dissimillimus, -a, -um | |
| humilis, -e, low | humilior, -ius | humillimus, -a, -um | |
| gracilis, -e, slender | gracilior, -ius | gracillimus, -a, -um | |
| exterus, outward | exterior, outer, exterior | extrēmus extimus | outermost, last |
| īnferus, below | īnferior, lower | īnfimus īmus | lowest |
| posterus, following | posterior, later | postrēmus postumus | last |
| superus, above | superior, higher | suprēmus summus | highest |
| [cis, citrā, on this side] | citerior, hither | citimus, hithermost | |
| [in, intrā, in, within] | interior, inner | intimus, inmost | |
| [prae, prō, before] | prior, former | prīmus, first | |
| [prope, near] | propior, nearer | proximus, next | |
| [ultrā, beyond] | ulterior, further | ultimus, furthest | |
[476.] REGULAR COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| cārē (cārus), dearly | cārius | cārissimē |
| miserē (miser), wretchedly | miserius | miserrimē |
| ācriter (ācer), sharply | ācrius | ācerrimē |
| facile (facilis), easily | facilius | facillimē |